Peter’s Counsel to Parents audio book

Peter's Counsel to Parents. The book of Second Peter contains invaluable counsel for both young and old. In this collection of Ellen White's sermons on Second Peter, special emphasis is placed on child education, school work, and practical godliness in parenting and family life.

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Peter's Counsel to Parents
Chapter 1—Western Normal Institute Address
Address
A Choice
Schools separate from the world
Importance of influence
Character and future destiny
Preparing the children
Universal call
Cultivation of Christian principles
Eternal life-insurance policy
Plan of addition
Challenge to live consistent lives
Daily faith needed
Chapter 2—“And Beside This”
Sermon
Divine strength imparted
Faith, the first round. Round two: Virtue
Example of Joseph
Belief and patience
Round three: Knowledge—Benefits from associating with Christ
Round four: Temperance
Importance of healthful diet
Round five: Patience
Peace in the home
Round six: Godliness Beauty of religion in the home
Round seven: Brotherly kindness—the example of Enoch Earthly home fits for heaven
Round eight: Love
Heaven brought nearer
Chapter 3—Sermon at Petaluma, California, Campground
Sermon
Christian life a constant warfare
Plan of addition and multiplication
Add virtue
A high standard to attain
To represent the Father
A knowledge beyond expression
Conditional promises
Temperance in appetite
Self-denial a virtue
Brain nerve-power to resist temptation
Disposition of a Christian
Challenge to parents
Arbitrary authority to be avoided
Mothers to keep a cheerful countenance
Missionary work to begin at home
Speech to be sanctified
Negligence to children to be confessed
Example of the Israelites
Only election in Scripture
Timbers in character-building
Kindness and patience
Home to be heaven on earth
Life-insurance policy
Parable of the talents
One talent
The talent of means
Parable of the fig tree
Economy to be practiced
Criticism and fault-finding to cease
Conversion
Chapter 4—Sermon at Loma Linda University
Sermon
Children to be prepared for eternity
Proper dress for children
Heaven's interest in children
Gentleness in discipline
Husbands and wives united in forming children's character
Confession of heart to be sought
A position contrary to the world
Chapter 5—Remarks at the Los Angeles Camp Meeting
Remarks
Establishment of new schools
Lesson from Israel
Christian schools
Neglect of parents in the home school
Home to be a child's first school
Ideal instruction in home school
Purity
Chapter 6—Letter 43
Letter
Continual advancement in contemplating righteousness of God
Vital relation with God essential
Lifted standard
Plan of multiplication
Youth to be living witnesses for Christ
Freedom of sonship
Learners in Christ
Students to share knowledge of the divine
Chapter 7—“A Godly Example in the Home”
Article (Introduced by statement from a letter)
Important work in the home
Influence of godly example
Parents to study 2 Peter 1
Need to understand daily temptations of youth
The parents'role
Home missionary work the most important
Chapter 8—“Steadfast Unto the End”
Sermon
Ladder of Christian progress
Virtue
Knowledge a safeguard against temptation
None need fail to reach perfection
No possibility of failure for the one who follows this plan
Privileges of being believers
Prophecy a safe guide in times of peril
World conditions prior to Christ's second coming
Peter's imprisonment in Rome
The death of Peter